KTOY

KTOY News Update

• Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Frozen Not-Ready-To-Eat Chicken and Turkey Bowl Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

  Conagra Brands, Inc., Russellville, Ark. and Marshall, Mo. establishments, are recalling approximately 276,872 pounds of not ready-to-eat chicken and turkey bowl products because the products may contain extraneous material, specifically small rocks.

• TxDot Urges Drivers to Plan Sober Rides Ahead of Memorial Day

  As COVID-19 orders are relaxed in many parts of the state and more Texans return to the roads, TxDOT’s “Plan While You Can” campaign is reminding drivers to make a sober ride part of their Memorial Day weekend plans.

• Texarkana Chamber Releases “Tying the Community Back Together” Campaign

  This campaign is a continuation of the Chamber helping the business community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign is for members to get the word out that they are open for business and supporting each other.

• US births fall, and virus could drive them down more

  U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years.

• Counting Kids in Census Critical to Combat Effects of Pandemic

  Arkansas households can fill out their 2020 Census form online or by phone; that's the message children's advocacy groups want residents to know as the coronavirus pandemic stalls door-to-door outreach efforts.

• Meat production to rebound sharply after coronavirus slowdown

  Squeezed by panic buying and supply chain disruptions, record gaps are forming between pricing at the farm and wholesale levels, according to an analysis done by John Anderson, economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.